Motor truck



Jan. 21, 1936. R. J. LEWIS MOTOR TRUCK Filed June 23, 1933 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Patented Jan. 21, 1936 r a UNITED STATES @PATENT OFFICE MOTOR TRUCK Robert J. Lewis, Baltimore, Md.

Application June 23 1933, Serial No. 677,293

1 Claim. (Cl. 214-83) This invention relates to an improved auto loosely mounted on the engine shaft l6. On the truck for carrying portable containers, such, for end of the engine shaft [6 is splined a clutch ll instance those set forth and described in an aphaving its ends adapted to fit into the recessed plication for patent filed by me in the United clutch face I8 on the engine shaft l6 and into States Patent Omce on June th, 1933, Serial the recessed clutch face l9 on the drive shaft 26. 5 No. 675,262, and has for its object to provide a The clutch I! is operated along the engine shaft truck adapted to carry a number of portable conl6 by means of a lever (not shown) conventainers, or bodies, and which is provided with iently located in the cab of the truck and conmeans for readily loading and unloading said nected to the end of the rod 2| which operates 10 containers or bodies, either on the sidewalk, on a the lever 22 to throw the clutch in or out of en- 10 platform, or other convenient place. gagement with the drive shaft 20 or in or out of The invention consists of the novel construcengagement with the worm l5. The said worm tion and arrangement of the parts and combina- I5 is loosely mounted on the shaft l6 and is held tion of parts hereinafter more fully set forth in from moving sidewise on the shaft l6 by the colthe following specification and pointed out in lar 21. When it is desired to operate the shaft 2 15 detail in the appended claim. the clutch I! is moved to the position shown in In the accompanying drawings,- Figure 3 of the drawings and the power from Figure 1 is a side elevation of a truck having the engine shaft l6 will be transmitted through my invention applied thereto. the shaft l2 to the shaft 2 and the shaft 5 at the Figure 2 is a rear end view of Figure 1. rear of the chassis. 20

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail View of the clutch The conveyors for loading and unloading the mechanism between the engine shaft and the truck are formed of angle irons 28 held together differential shaft. by a number of pins 29 upon each of which is Figure 4 is a plan view of Figure 1. revolubly mounted the spool-shaped rollers 30 Figure5 is an enlarged detail plan view, partly the projections 3| thereof. extending above the 25 broken away, of one end of one of the conveyors. angle irons 28 and upon which the links of the Figure 6 is a side elevation of Figure 5. conveyor belts 32 rest and travel. Secured to the Figure '7 is a section on the line of Figforward ends of the angle irons 28 are the two ure 5. pieces 33 in which is revolubly mounted the Referring to the accompanying drawings, shaft 34. The said shaft 34 is provided with a 30 forming part of this specification, and in which sprocket wheel 35 for revolving the conveyor belt like reference numerals designate like parts 32. On the outer end of the shaft 34 is a gear through the several views thereof, l designates wheel 36 adapted to mesh with one of the gear the chassis of the truck, which is mounted upon wheels 4 on the shaft 2. The outer ends of the 35 the rear wheels 23 and front wheels (not shown) pieces 33 are each provided with a cut-out 31 35 in the usual manner and is provided with a numleading to the circular opening 38. The cut outs ber of angle irons 24 on its upper surface upon 3'! permit the ends of the conveyors to be slipped which the portable carriers or bodies rest when over the shaft 2 and moved sidewise until the loaded on the truck, the channels 25 being proopenings 38 fit over the bearings 3 and the gear 40 vided to accommodate the chains of the portable wheels 36 come into mesh with the gear wheels 4 40 carriers shown and described in my pending apon the shaft 2. The conveyors are provided with plication above referred to. Extending along the a foot All upon which the lower ends of the conright side of the chassis l is a shaft 2 mounted veyors rest. in the bearings 3 and having a number of gear When it is desired to load or unload the truck 45 wheels 4 rigidly fixed to said shaft 2, and at the with the portable carriers or bodies two of the rear of the chassis l is a shaft 5 mounted in the conveyors are placed in position with their upper bearings 6 and having two gear wheels 1 rigidly ends resting on the bearings 3 and the gear fixed thereto. On one end of the shaft 5 is a bevwheels 36 in mesh with the gear wheels 4 on the eled gear 8 in mesh with the beveled gear 9 on shaft 2. The engine is then started and the the end of the shaft 2. On the opposite end of clutch I1 thrown in the position shown in Figure 50 the shaft 2 is a beveled gear I 6 in mesh with the 3 of the drawings, which will cause the shaft l2, beveled gear H on the shaft l2. The said shaft and consequently the shafts 2 and 5 to revolve. I2 is revolubly mounted in the chassis l and in The gear wheels 36 being in mesh with the gear the bearings l3. A worm wheel 14 is rigidly fixed wheels 4 on the shaft 2 will cause the conveyor on the shaft l2 and is in mesh with the worm l5 belt 32 to travel upwardly and as the ends of the Jan. 21 1936. r w ugow c I 2,028,228

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